Airliner Profiles by Andy Jung

Re-Direct

2011-12-03T03:28:00.002-05:00

Finally remembered what my log-in info was for this blog! It's obviously been quite a while, so I doubt anyone is still following this, but for those of you who might, I've moved everything over to a Facebook page dedicated to my profile work. It's under the name "Precision Airliner Art," and can be found at the following URL:

http://www.facebook.com/precisionairlinerart

Hope to see you there!

All-in-One

2010-10-02T21:20:00.006-04:00

Thanks to those who stopped by the table at the ATL show today in the Delta Heritage Museum! It's been quite a while since I've posted here, so I'll just go ahead and show some sample shots of the new profiles that are available (the watermarks are not on the actual prints). I've also included some close-ups to help show the level of detail included in each profile. And although the standard print size is 11" x 17", other sizes are available upon request at asj410[at]hotmail.com.

In addition to the profiles displayed above, I am currently working on or planning on working on the following types:

727-100
737-100
CRJ-700
CRJ-705/900

The ERJ-135/140/145 series, DC-9-10/20/30/40/50 series, F-28-1000 and -4000, and Dash 8-100/200 and Q400 are all on the short list as well, but I haven't decided exactly which one(s) to dive into.

If you are interested in a particular livery on any of the above frames, feel free to drop me an e-mail!

United 727-200

2010-06-06T22:26:00.006-04:00

As the second completed profile, I decided to focus on a livery that I loved seeing on the 727-200, especially when it first appeared on the type around 1993. This is a United 727-222 Advanced, registered N7256U, in the "battleship" blue and gray livery that was introduced in 1992. The color scheme was quite clearly influenced by Stephen Wolf's fetish for blue and gray paint - something he forced upon Republic Airlines eight years prior (albeit to a lesser degree), and on USAir (whose name he ~~butchered~~ changed to US Airways) in 1996. The 727-200 continued to fly in these United colors up until the fleet was very abruptly retired in late-2001, as the company whittled away at its fleet to cope with the post-9/11 travel slump. This profile also debuts the starboard side profile for the 727-200, which opens up more print options :) Below are some shots of the profile.

Coming Soon...

2010-05-24T17:31:00.002-04:00

In addition to working on the United blue/gray profile and the master for the starboard side of the 727-200, I've been test out a bare metal finish for the plane to open up a ton more livery options. Here's a sneak peek of the look with USAir stripes applied to it...

Northwest 727-200 (N286US) Version 2

2010-05-17T13:55:00.003-04:00

After receiving some very helpful feedback, I've decided to tweak the print layout for this profile. The MDD-inspired Boeing logo behind the "Boeing 727-200" titles has been removed to maintain the print's overall chronological accuracy (the current Boeing logo was not introduced until 1997). Below are the new preview shots of the layout for this print, along with a close-up of the caption.

Northwest 727-200

2010-05-16T01:17:00.004-04:00

Here is the first completed 727-200 profile...nearly six months in the making. Featured is Northwest's "bowling shoe" colors introduced in 1989. Aircraft registration is N286US, a 727-251 Advanced delivered to the airline in 1977 and retired in 2002. The following shots are previews of the print layout for the profile, one with gear up, and the other with gear down. I'm still ironing out the specifics, but the standard print size will be 11" x 17". Other sizes are available upon request. Contact me if you're interested!

2010-05-04T11:15:00.004-04:00

Should've posted this a few days ago, but got caught up in fixing up certain sections of the profile and forgot. Anyway, here's the completed shading and detailing for the tail:

Wing Complete!

2010-04-25T11:32:00.003-04:00

The 727-200 wing is now complete. Below is a sample pic of the finished product, and illustrates both the gear-up and gear-down options, as well as the two most common wingtip trailing edge light options. Enjoy!

Do You Like Wings?

2010-04-23T21:25:00.004-04:00

The progress has been slow and gradual lately as I continue working out the colorization process and learning new techniques using the gradient tool. But I definitely have been liking the results! Below is a preview shot of the wing. Just need to add the wingtip and the smaller bits. Surprisingly, the most frustrating part to finish was the leading edge fence. Go figure. I love the visual effect that I got by slightly varying the bare metal tone of the individual leading edge slats. Thanks for bringing that up, Mike ;) Kind of hard to see in the preview pic with my watermark over it, so you'll just have to take my word for it.

Nose Gear Update

2010-04-09T21:37:00.004-04:00

After reading a few more tutorials, I've finally started picking up on the gradient mesh tool. With that said, the nose gear assembly is now complete (I'll probably tweak the coloring a bit when I focus on the shading phase of the profile though). The long-neglected hydraulic line running along the torque knee was added, along with the "Boeing" titles on the center of the hub.

A Pair of WIPs

2010-04-07T23:39:00.004-04:00

Having just completed the detailing for the wing root fairing, I figured it was time to post some more pics. Below are a couple of work-in-progress shots showing off the nose and wing sections of the 727-200. The main gear is now virtually complete, and I still need to create the hydraulic hose for the nose gear assembly. The cockpit and cabin window colorization is still being tweaked, but I think I'm getting closer!

Just About There

2010-03-26T07:40:00.003-04:00

To help get my mind off of last night's tragic end to the season for the Syracuse Orange, I thought I'd post a shot of the nearly-completed nose gear assembly. The only major thing missing is the hydraulic line that curves along the torque knee, and that's only because the gradient mesh tool is more confusing than James Cameron's "Piranha Part Two: The Spawning."

Playing With Rubber

2010-03-24T11:04:00.004-04:00

In an attempt to familiarize myself a little more with this ridiculous gradient tool, I decided to do a little color work on the nose gear tire this morning. My main focus was on getting that characteristic ridge (something fairly unique to the 727) along the tire wall correct. Still needs some touching up, but for the most part, it seems just about right to me.

Nose Detail - Complete!

2010-03-18T00:51:00.002-04:00

...Well, for the most part. Below is a WIP screenshot of the nose section on the 727-200 with all of it's glorious details. A few things to note here:

1. The cockpit and cabin windows will be colored in appropriately. The flat gray look of the cabin windows is only temporary, Mike ;-) I've drawn in some basic interior details inside the cockpit windows that will hopefully be used as silhouettes for the completed look.

2. As with the cabin windows, the silver frames around the first three windows are only a basic shape that I used for test fitting, though the very first one has a rough highlight to it that I was playing around with.

3. The various tiny antennae along the top and bottom of the forward fuselage have not been finalized. I drew out a few antenna options, but the number and placement of them vary quite a bit from aircraft to aircraft, so the final configuration will be made later on for each individual livery.

I'm still not too sure how I'd like to portray the various panel lines on the finished product, so for now they'll just remain as gray lines. They are just some of the millions of things that I'll be playing with and tweaking as my first profile attempt in Illustrator continues to progress.

Tail Detail - Complete!

2010-03-11T19:13:00.003-05:00

After spending WAY more time on it than I expected, the tail details have finally been completed. Next up will be detailing the nose and working aft.

JT8Ds galore

2010-03-01T00:38:00.003-05:00

I LOVE the new capabilities that Illustrator offers me over what I was doing in Paint Shop Pro. One of the components I was really looking forward to for the new 727-200 was the engines, and how much more accurately I would be able to depict the famous JT8D. Below is a sampling of the various engine options that I've developed for use with the profile, depending on livery and time period. Although I haven't yet done the JT8D-200 for the Super 27 option, I definitely have plans to create it. At the very least, it'd be great to do a TransMeridian 727-200 with the Super 27 conversion. Such a great little airline that faded away much too quickly.

Some Oldies...

2010-02-28T01:07:00.008-05:00

Just a few samples of the old raster 727-200 and F-28-1000 profiles from a few years ago.

The Beginning

2010-02-27T14:50:00.000-05:00

After recently switching to vector graphics with the use of Adobe Illustrator, I'm now over a month into the rework of my original raster 727-200 profile template created in 2004. This is the start of what I hope will be an ever-growing series of aircraft types that I'll be able to create profiles for, and there's no better way to kick things off than to focus on my all-time favorite aircraft: the Boeing 727-200...